The effects of a neuromuscular electrical stimulation home program on impairments and functional skills of a child with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy: A case report

Pediatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 153-158

  Daichman, Joni ^a,c   Johnston, Therese E ^b   Evans, Kelly ^a   Tecklin, Jan Stephen ^a  

^a ARCADIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^c Dan Marino Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Case report; Cerebral palsy; Child; Electrical stimulation therapy; Gait; Muscle spasticity therapy; Physical therapy techniques

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLIMBING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; HAMSTRING; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTROSTIMULATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SKILL; SPASTICITY; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0042262907     PISSN: 08985669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PEP.0000083121.26982.1D     Document Type: Article

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